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Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:56:29 -0700en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10Amazon reportedly developing a robot for the homehttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-reportedly-developing-a-robot-for-the-home/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-reportedly-developing-a-robot-for-the-home/#respondMon, 23 Apr 2018 10:43:37 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/news/amazon-reportedly-developing-a-robot-for-the-home/The retail giant has embarked on an ambitious, top-secret plan to build a domestic robot, according to people familiar with the plans. The Vesta project originated a few years ago, but this year Amazon began to aggressively ramp up hiring.]]>Online retailers spread out holiday deals so Cyber Monday doesn’t get out of controlhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/online-retailers-spread-out-holiday-deals-so-cyber-monday-doesnt-get-out-of-control/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/online-retailers-spread-out-holiday-deals-so-cyber-monday-doesnt-get-out-of-control/#respondMon, 20 Nov 2017 16:23:05 -0800https://www.seattletimes.com/news/online-retailers-spread-out-holiday-deals-so-cyber-monday-doesnt-get-out-of-control/Analysis: Cyber Monday orders can strain websites and push warehouses to their limit. To avoid those problems, e-commerce companies are spreading deals throughout the week.]]>Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ grocery ‘Waterloo’ is now his biggest opportunityhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-grocery-waterloo-is-now-his-biggest-opportunity/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-grocery-waterloo-is-now-his-biggest-opportunity/#respondSun, 18 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/?p=10411820Whole Foods exec John Mackey once called Amazon’s grocery delivery business the online retailer’s Waterloo. But Mackey may have underestimated the flexibility and commitment of Amazon and its headstrong founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos.]]>5 lessons from the Ellen Pao trialhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/5-lessons-from-the-ellen-pao-trial/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/5-lessons-from-the-ellen-pao-trial/#respondWed, 25 Mar 2015 17:29:30 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/5-lessons-from-the-ellen-pao-trial/Jurors are deliberating in the gender-discrimination case against venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins. While we wait for a verdict, which could come before week’s end, here are some important lessons gleaned from the proceedings.]]>Google plans ride-sharing service to compete with Uberhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/google-plans-ride-sharing-service-to-compete-with-uber/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/google-plans-ride-sharing-service-to-compete-with-uber/#respondMon, 02 Feb 2015 17:10:47 -0800http://softlaunch.seattletimes.com/news/google-plans-ride-sharing-service-to-compete-with-uber/The app-based transportation company Uber faces a challenge from one of its biggest investors: Google. The search giant is preparing to offer its own ride-hailing service, most likely in conjunction with its driverless-car project.]]>Uber sets tech valuation record of $17 billion in new fundraisinghttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/uber-sets-tech-valuation-record-of-17-billion-in-new-fundraising/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/uber-sets-tech-valuation-record-of-17-billion-in-new-fundraising/#respondFri, 06 Jun 2014 19:12:22 -0700Uber Technologies is creating a new category of hot startup: the $17 billion club. The San Francisco-based transportation service, which lets people order private town cars and other vehicles from their smartphone, has raised $1.2 billion in a new financing led by Fidelity Investments. The funding positions the company at the front of a pack […]]]>Uber, smartphones drive hard at taxi traditionshttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/uber-smartphones-drive-hard-at-taxi-traditions/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/uber-smartphones-drive-hard-at-taxi-traditions/#respondSat, 01 Mar 2014 20:00:00 -0800Ray Markovich started driving a taxi in Chicago three years ago after closing his struggling wireless-phone store. Driving a cab wasn’t particularly gratifying or lucrative; he had to pay $400 a week just to lease his 2011 white Ford Escape. It was predictable if monotonous work. Well, there’s nothing monotonous about it now. In June, […]]]>Offensive images take toll on Web screenershttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/offensive-images-take-toll-on-web-screeners/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/offensive-images-take-toll-on-web-screeners/#respondSun, 25 Jul 2010 16:43:00 -0700Ricky Bess spends eight hours a day in front of a computer outside Orlando, Fla., viewing some of the worst depravities harbored ...]]>Even without iPhone, Verizon is thriving with help from Google’s Androidhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/even-without-iphone-verizon-is-thriving-with-help-from-googles-android/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/even-without-iphone-verizon-is-thriving-with-help-from-googles-android/#respondSun, 18 Jul 2010 22:10:00 -0700It is a question that the nation's early adopters keep hearing from friends: When is the iPhone coming to Verizon? The ...]]>Apple faces inquiry over online-music tactics against Amazon.comhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/apple-faces-inquiry-over-online-music-tactics-against-amazoncom/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/apple-faces-inquiry-over-online-music-tactics-against-amazoncom/#respondTue, 25 May 2010 22:10:00 -0700The Justice Department is examining Apple's tactics in the market for digital music in relation to Seattle's Amazon.com, and more broadly around the dynamics of selling music online.]]>Google’s AdMob deal wins federal agency’s approvalhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/googles-admob-deal-wins-federal-agencys-approval/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/googles-admob-deal-wins-federal-agencys-approval/#respondFri, 21 May 2010 22:05:00 -0700In a reversal of regulatory fortune, Google has won approval from the Federal Trade Commission for its $750 million acquisition of the mobile advertising company, AdMob.]]>YouTube, at 5, begins to grow uphttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/youtube-at-5-begins-to-grow-up/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/youtube-at-5-begins-to-grow-up/#respondSun, 16 May 2010 19:44:02 -0700YouTube, once known primarily for skateboard-riding cats, dancing geeks and a variety of cute-baby high jinks, now features a smorgasbord of more professional video that is drawing ever larger and more engaged audiences.]]>Hulu, the online-video hub, contemplates its futurehttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/hulu-the-online-video-hub-contemplates-its-future/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/hulu-the-online-video-hub-contemplates-its-future/#respondSun, 04 Apr 2010 22:00:00 -0700Hulu, the popular online-video hub, has some things to celebrate as it heads into its third year, but is suffering growing pains.]]>Amazon board member reportedly leaves over FTC inquiryhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-board-member-reportedly-leaves-over-ftc-inquiry/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-board-member-reportedly-leaves-over-ftc-inquiry/#respondFri, 02 Apr 2010 18:39:02 -0700The announced departure of John Doerr from the Amazon board is reportedly linked to an FTC inquiry.]]>E-book prices will rise, but some readers beg to differhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/e-book-prices-will-rise-but-some-readers-beg-to-differ/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/e-book-prices-will-rise-but-some-readers-beg-to-differ/#respondSun, 14 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0800In the battle over the pricing of electronic books, publishers appear to have won the first round. The price of many new releases and best...]]>Amazon reportedly buys touch-screen companyhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-reportedly-buys-touch-screen-company/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-reportedly-buys-touch-screen-company/#respondWed, 03 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0800In a sign that Amazon.com wants to upgrade its Kindle e-reader to compete head-on with the Apple iPad, Amazon has acquired Touchco, a New York-based start-up specializing in touch-screen technology, a person briefed on the deal said Wednesday.]]>Amazon.com gives in to Macmillan price demandhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazoncom-gives-in-to-macmillan-price-demand/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazoncom-gives-in-to-macmillan-price-demand/#respondSun, 31 Jan 2010 22:07:00 -0800After a weekend of brinkmanship, Amazon.com surrendered Sunday to a publisher and agreed to raise prices on some electronic books.]]>Get out the goggles: TV begins big push for 3-Dhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/get-out-the-goggles-tv-begins-big-push-for-3-d/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/get-out-the-goggles-tv-begins-big-push-for-3-d/#respondTue, 05 Jan 2010 22:05:00 -0800A full-fledged 3-D television turf war is brewing, as manufacturers unveil sets capable of 3-D and cable programmers rush to create new channels for them.]]>Computer malware may capture your Facebook pagehttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/computer-malware-may-capture-your-facebook-page/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/computer-malware-may-capture-your-facebook-page/#respondMon, 14 Dec 2009 00:01:00 -0800Malicious programs are rampaging through Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, spreading themselves by taking over people's accounts and sending out messages to all of their friends and followers.]]>Amazon, Wal-Mart escalate Web price warhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-wal-mart-escalate-web-price-war/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_brad-stone
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-wal-mart-escalate-web-price-war/#respondTue, 24 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0800In what is emerging as one of the main story lines of the 2009 post-recession shopping season, Wal-Mart Stores and Amazon.com are waging an online price war that is spreading through product areas like books, movies, toys and electronics.]]>